List of Colorado Rapids seasons

The Colorado Rapids are a professional American soccer team based in the Denver metropolitan area. They joined Major League Soccer (MLS) as one of the league's charter franchises when it was founded in 1996. ^[1]

Key

Key to competitions

Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996. U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914. CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier club competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008. Leagues Cup (LC) – The premier club competition between MLS and Liga MX, first contested in 2019.

Key to colors and symbols 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up 3rd Third place Last Wooden Spoon ♦ MLS Golden Boot   Highest average attendance Italics Ongoing competition

Key to league record Season = The year and article of the season Div = Division/level on pyramid League = League name Pld = Games played W = Games won L = Games lost D = Games drawn GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goal difference Pts = Points PPG = Points per game Conf. = Conference position Overall = League position

Key to cup record DNE = Did not enter DNQ = Did not qualify NH = Competition not held or canceled QR = Qualifying round PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage R1 = First round R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R4 = Fourth round R5 = Fifth round Ro16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarterfinals SF = Semifinals F = Final RU = Runners-up W = Winners

Seasons

Season	League [2]									Position		Playoffs [2]	USOC [3]	Continental [4]		Average attendance [a]	Top goalscorer(s) [b]
	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall			CCL	LC		Name(s)	Goals
1996	32	11	21	0	44	59	−15	29	0.92	5th	10th	DNQ	SF	DNE	NH	10,213	Jean Harbor	11
1997	32	14	18	0	50	59	−9	38	1.19	4th	7th	RU	Ro16	DNQ		11,835	Paul Bravo	13
1998	32	16	16	0	62	69	–7	37	1.38	3rd	5th	QF	DNE	PR		14,812	Wolde Harris	13
1999	32	20	12	0	38	39	–1	48	1.50	4th	5th	QF	RU	DNQ		14,029	Jorge Dely Valdés	10
2000	32	13	15	4	43	59	−16	43	1.34	3rd	8th	QF	R2			12,580	Junior Agogo	10
2001	26	5	13	8	36	47	−11	23	0.88	4th	11th	DNQ	R2			16,481	John Spencer	14
2002	28	13	11	4	43	48	–5	43	1.54	4th	4th	SF	QF			20,690	Chris Carrieri Mark Chung	12
2003	30	11	12	7	40	45	–5	40	1.33	3rd	6th	QF	QF			16,772	John Spencer	14
2004	30	10	9	11	29	32	–3	41	1.37	3rd	5th	QF	Ro16			14,195	Peguero Jean Philippe	8
2005	32	13	13	6	40	37	+3	45	1.41	3rd	7th	SF	Ro16			16,638	Jeff Cunningham	13
2006	32	11	13	8	36	49	–13	41	1.28	4th	7th	SF	QF			12,056	Nicolás Hernández	8
2007	30	9	13	8	29	34	–5	35	1.17	4th	10th	DNQ	R2			14,749	Jovan Kirovski	7
2008	30	11	14	5	44	45	–1	38	1.27	4th	9th		QR3			13,659	Conor Casey	12
2009	30	10	10	10	42	38	+4	40	1.33	6th	9th		QR2			13,018	Conor Casey	16
2010	30	12	8	10	44	32	+12	46	1.53	5th	7th	W	QR3			14,329	Conor Casey	15
2011	34	12	9	13	46	42	+4	49	1.44	5th	7th	QF	QR2	GS		14,838	Jeff Larentowicz	8
2012	34	11	19	4	44	50	–6	37	1.09	7th	14th	DNQ	Ro16	DNQ		15,175	Jaime Castrillón	8
2013	34	14	11	9	45	38	+7	51	1.50	5th	8th	R1	R3			15,440	Deshorn Brown	10
2014	34	8	18	8	43	62	−19	32	0.94	8th	17th	DNQ	Ro16			15,082	Deshorn Brown	13
2015	34	9	15	10	33	43	−10	37	1.09	10th	19th		Ro16			15,657	Kevin Doyle Dillon Serna	5
2016	34	15	6	13	39	32	+7	58	1.71	2nd	2nd	SF	Ro16			16,278	Shkëlzen Gashi	10
2017	34	9	19	6	31	51	− 20	33	0.97	10th	20th	DNQ	Ro16			15,322	Dominique Badji	10
2018	34	8	19	7	36	63	−27	31	0.91	11th	21st		R4	GS		15,333	Dominique Badji	7
2019	34	12	16	6	58	63	−5	42	1.24	9th	16th		R4	DNQ	DNQ	14,284	Kei Kamara	14
2020	18	8	6	4	32	28	+4	28	1.56	5th	10th	R1	NH		NH	13,062	Cole Bassett Jonathan Lewis	5
2021	34	17	7	10	51	35	+16	61	1.79	1st	2nd	QF	NH		DNQ	12,014	Michael Barrios	8
2022	34	11	13	10	46	57	–11	43	1.26	10th	18th	DNQ	Ro32	Ro16		14,473	Diego Rubio	16
2023	34	5	17	12	26	54	–28	27	0.79	14th	28th	DNQ	Ro16	DNQ	GS	15,409	Cole Bassett	6
2024	34	15	14	5	61	60	+1	50	1.47	7th	12th	R1	DNE		3rd	15,686 [5]	Rafael Navarro	15
Total [2]	918	333	387	198	1,209	1,369	-160	1,173	1.28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Conor Casey	53

Notes

1. Average attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in the regular season, playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, Leagues Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.

References

1. "Colorado Rapids Stats and History". FBref. Sports Reference.
2. MLS Communications Department, Elias Sports Bureau (February 17, 2025). "2025 Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 7. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
3. Major League Soccer (2025), pp. 179–180.
4. Major League Soccer (2025), pp. 185–192.
5. Silverman, Alex (October 22, 2024). "MLS sets attendance record in 2024 with 5% uptick over last season". Sports Business Journal . Retrieved February 20, 2025.